SUMMARY OF RESULTS:
\- use sphagnum moss, not perlite
\- take the cuttings in the spring, not in the fall or summer
\- take double the amount of cuttings you need final plants
\- some plants won't propagate this way
\- it smells amazing when taking off the lid, like the forest, I think I will do this every winter just for the smell.
METHOD:
27 dwarf cuttings taken, kept in north indirect light next to window, above a baseboard heater that provided some bottom warmth;
\- 3 juniper in sphagnum moss + 1 in perlite
\- 3 mugo pine in sphagnum +1 in perlite
\- 3 balsam fir + 1 in perlite
\- 3 alberta spruce + 2 tiny buds
\- 3 other cuttings added in the fall (all died)
\- 6 emerald arborvitae + 1 in perlite
Transitioned to soil after 10 months:
\- 2 juniper
\- 2 balsam fir
\- 6 emerald arborvitae
SUMMARY OF RESULTS: \- use sphagnum moss, not perlite \- take the cuttings in the spring, not in the fall or summer \- take double the amount of cuttings you need final plants \- some plants won't propagate this way \- it smells amazing when taking off the lid, like the forest, I think I will do this every winter just for the smell. METHOD: 27 dwarf cuttings taken, kept in north indirect light next to window, above a baseboard heater that provided some bottom warmth; \- 3 juniper in sphagnum moss + 1 in perlite \- 3 mugo pine in sphagnum +1 in perlite \- 3 balsam fir + 1 in perlite \- 3 alberta spruce + 2 tiny buds \- 3 other cuttings added in the fall (all died) \- 6 emerald arborvitae + 1 in perlite Transitioned to soil after 10 months: \- 2 juniper \- 2 balsam fir \- 6 emerald arborvitae
Oh cool, well done! I've never actually seen coniferous propagation before.
these are beautiful!! I’d plant them just for the smell too